Arrifes

Arrifes is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada on the island of São Miguel in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 7,086, in an area of 25.37 km².

Key facts

Portuguese subdivision.type: parish
Portuguese subdivision.name: Arrifes
Portuguese subdivision.region: Azores
Portuguese subdivision.island: São Miguel
Portuguese subdivision.municipality: Ponta Delgada
Portuguese subdivision.image_map: Locator map AZO SMG PDL Arrifes.svg
Portuguese subdivision.map_caption: Location of the civil parish of Arrifes in the municipality of Ponta Delgada
Portuguese subdivision.established_date: Settlement: fl.1900Civil parish: 3 April 1959
Portuguese subdivision.area_total_km2: 25.37
Portuguese subdivision.elevation_m: 260
Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of: 2011
Portuguese subdivision.population_total: 7086
Portuguese subdivision.postal_code: 9500-376
Portuguese subdivision.area_code: 292
Portuguese subdivision.patron: Nossa Senhora da Piedade
Portuguese subdivision.website: <!--
Portuguese subdivision.footnotes: Geographic detail from CAOP (2010) produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP) -->

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Arrifes is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada on the island of São Miguel in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 7,086, in an area of 25.37 km².

==History== The name "Arrifes" has its origin in the Arab word "Al-rife" as meaning "reef" or coastal outcropping/rocks. It is unclear whether this name was attributed to the area around Relva originally (and expanded) or was given for other reasons.

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